The military-linked Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has said it is confident of winning at least half of the 10 seats it is competing in next month’s by-election. There will be 13 seats available in the poll, due to take place on November 3, with the USDP contesting 10 of them, party spokesperson U Thein Tun Oo told the Myanmar Times. “By not contesting the three seats in [ethnic] states, we will show that we want a union based on democracy and the federal system,” said Thein Tun Oo. “Although we are a big party, we will not contest all the seats, as we want ethnic parties to be elected.” The party, which lost power during the 2015 general election, will campaign using the slogan “To a better future”, although in Yangon this will be adapted to “Time to think”, the article said. Thein Tun Oo said that if the USDP wins the 2020 general election, it will “bring about changes that satisfy the public”. He also said they would amend the 2008 military-drafted constitution “without damaging nationalism and sovereignty”.